"kid-friendly" hot springs in AZ?

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"kid-friendly" hot springs in AZ?

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Winter would be a good time to take the kids swimming in some hot springs. How many options are there out there where...

1. Nudity isn't a big problem
2. It's accessible to kids (shorter, easier hike).

Any ideas??
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Re: "kid-friendly" hot springs in AZ?

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ok, now i'm starting to laugh at myself, thinking hot springs without nudity is like desert without cactus? :wrt:
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Re: "kid-friendly" hot springs in AZ?

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I'm checking an area out this weekend that supposedly has some hot springs, and pools running water etc. It doesn't seem like long or difficult hiking. I'll report back.
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Re: "kid-friendly" hot springs in AZ?

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The hot springs I visited this weekend along the Colorado River just below Hoover dam were incredible (trip report and photos to come). Although I accessed them from the river on a canoe, several can be accessed from relatively short trails from the highway (Arizona Hot Spring and Goldstrike Canyon). I can't speak to nudity, however. There was one nekkid person in Goldstrike when I was there - but I don't know if it's a norm. There were no nekkids in Arizona Hot Spring, but we were there in the late afternoon. One plus of both is that there are some awsome backcountry campsites at either...
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